Don’t think it’s really dangerous, but you better replace those seals before the fork gets seized and ruined entirely.
TimeTomorrow on
time for a lower leg service with fresh seals, full clean up, and fresh lube asap.
Autoclave_Armadillo on
Well that much play is a sure sign that the bushings inside the fork are long gone. If that’s the case the structural integrity of that fork is questionable. It’ll probably hold up to light street riding but failure could happen due to the significant amount of wear and degradation.
jlobes on
Not enough information.
What we’re looking at is not necessarily dangerous, but the fact that the fork is this abused/unmaintained makes it likely that it’s unsafe.
BCOTB on
that thing is clapped. Wouldn’t ride it on anything rougher than a bike path myself
FastSloth6 on
Think of that like a check engine light. You know something is wrong, and if you do nothing, it’ll get worse and eventually fail and potentially hurt you.
Chances are it would rattle and bind up with rust before simply falling apart. By that point it wouldn’t be able to be fixed.
Alternatively, servicing it now could give you many more years of use potentially.
You make the call.
Brilliant-Witness247 on
No but it’s a sure sign of an excellent service schedule /s
username_1774 on
If it isn’t yet, it will be soon. That is worn out to the point of failure.
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Don’t think it’s really dangerous, but you better replace those seals before the fork gets seized and ruined entirely.
time for a lower leg service with fresh seals, full clean up, and fresh lube asap.
Well that much play is a sure sign that the bushings inside the fork are long gone. If that’s the case the structural integrity of that fork is questionable. It’ll probably hold up to light street riding but failure could happen due to the significant amount of wear and degradation.
Not enough information.
What we’re looking at is not necessarily dangerous, but the fact that the fork is this abused/unmaintained makes it likely that it’s unsafe.
that thing is clapped. Wouldn’t ride it on anything rougher than a bike path myself
Think of that like a check engine light. You know something is wrong, and if you do nothing, it’ll get worse and eventually fail and potentially hurt you.
Chances are it would rattle and bind up with rust before simply falling apart. By that point it wouldn’t be able to be fixed.
Alternatively, servicing it now could give you many more years of use potentially.
You make the call.
No but it’s a sure sign of an excellent service schedule /s
If it isn’t yet, it will be soon. That is worn out to the point of failure.